Responsibility for the oversight of this 
department is assigned to Leroy Hummel, the city’s building official. Mr. Hummel is also a Charlotte Fire Department Captain. This office administers building regulations, as well as planning and zoning code, it develops and maintains the city Master Plan, and provides staff support for the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.
Department staff addresses Planning, Zoning Enforcement, Zoning Variances, Zoning issues, Ordinance Enforcement including Construction Codes,Property Maintenance Code and Special Use Permits.
For information regarding any of the functions, permits, inspections or processes, please contact Captain Hummel at 517-543-8830. The office is located on the main floor of the City of Charlotte Municipal Building, 111 E. Lawrence Ave., Charlotte, MI 48813.
